Cricket Bumps $40 Plan Up to 4GB Data at No Extra Charge

This morning, Cricket announced that it will add more data to their $40 plan without a price hike. Starting on customers’ next billing cycle, their $40 plan will include 4GB of data instead of 3GB. Hey, thanks, Cricket!

Of course, the data speeds on Cricket are still throttled to 8Mbps down at all times. I hate to have to mention that in every Cricket post, but I want to make sure you all know. Their prices are some of the best, just know that they do carry that one big asterisk.

Again, the new plans go live shortly and will hit your account at the beginning of your next billing cycle. As another reminder, be sure to sign-up for autopay and you’ll save $5 per month.

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Cowboydroid

Used Cricket for a few years and was generally happy. On T-Mo now, and starting to miss getting signal inside buildings.

Wilbur Fake

I have had Cricket since it was AIO Wireless, and I must say it is the best deal in the industry. Coverage with att is excellent in most area’s, plans include all taxes and surcharges, good device selection, or bring a unlocked phone (biggest advantage over boost/virgin), customer service is much better than found from most prepaid services. Don’t get me wrong it isn’t perfect but generally if you call or chat you get someone resonibly quick, and without having to go in loops in the IVR system (boo Straight Talk and at&t GoPhone) and the reps are mostly friendly and helpful. Also, being it is owned and operated by at&t you don’t have the constant risk of being disconnected for no reason. For those of you that have Verizon Smart Phones here’s a pro tip: All Verizon 4G LTE phones work on Cricket. Verizon made a deal that all their phones have to be unlocked now. Meaning you don’t have to get them unlocked! Also at&t phones work on Cricket of course.

jetscreamer01

I wish they eliminate their speed limit and let us burn all of our data allowances if we want to. Then just throttle us to 2g for the remainder of the month. The more people on 2g, the better it is for their network.

Gekko

AT&T GoPhone plan beats this ghetto carrier. I’d be embarrassed and ashamed to have Cricket.

Dean Hoover

Just curious…. how many people have come up to you and asked what carrier you use to put you in the position where you might have to lie to save face? 🙂

Mi II Lo

Mic drop moment there!

jetscreamer01

If you are bleeding money then you should sign up for AT&T postpaid plan.

Nicholas Ruiz

ATT owns Cricket. Cricket has good prices and the 8 mb download throttle barely affects the vast majority of people.

Ryan

Way to let everyone know that you make less than $15 an hour. If even a shred of your self-worth is tied to your phone plan (or even your phone) then its obvious that you are actually poor.

Real rich people only care about maximizing their wealth, and saving $10 a month on something while making immaterial compromises is something they do without hesitation. Its why they are rich.

Gekko

AT&T GoPhone is 6GB + Rollover for $40/Month with AutoPay.

Nate3D

Sweeeet! And after we just got bumped up from 2.5GB a few months ago.

Panzer

Not sure why anyone would be on this plan instead of the 40 dollar (if you autopay) Gophone plan. 6 GB’s of high speed, 128 kbps after that, Rollover Data unlimited talk and text, service in Canada and Mexico. You are treated like an ATT phone if the tower gets congested and not like a MNVO.

Nate3D

Well I have three lines with Cricket for $90. That would cost me $120 on the GoPhone 6GB plan.

Panzer

Gophone your plan would be 105 for three lines.

Nate3D

The group plan isn’t eligible for the autopay discount. So it would be $45 + $40 + $35.

Panzer

I am learning all about family plans today. Either way the Cricket plan is a poor choice for a ONE line consumer compared to the Gophone option. Don’t have a family the gf pays for her line.

Ryan

Not really, if you dont need the extra data or are worried about throughput then cricket is still cheaper, and by a reasonable amount.

d-rock

only it’s a $10 discount per line so: 40+30+20+10+0

4 lines $100
5 lines $100

David Tyler

Because with their group plan, you get 5 lines, 4gb each for $100. You are paying $20 for each line.

Panzer

Never looked at family plans. Good information though.

Mi II Lo

Ditto! almost 4 years with them now! Never looked back!

Dean Hoover

Autopay on Cricket is $35 taxes and fees paid. Autopay on GoPhone is $40 plus taxes and fees. For the short time I was on GoPhone it was around $44 a month. Paying $9 more a month for another 2 GB is only beneficial if you’re going to use it, and if you do then rollover data doesn’t apply to the next month. The best benefit of the GoPhone 6 GB plan is the ability to tether.

Ryan

Oh good point, didnt realize it had all of the fees and “taxes” that the MNVOs dont charge.

jetscreamer01

Is a flat fee without taxes and fees.

Ryan

Ill probably check it out. It wasnt as good of a deal back when I originally went on Cricket, they must have updated it recently. I may still not jump because I dont mind the 8mb cap, dont need the extra data or need the rollover but it is cheaper regarding the service in Canada and Mexico. Cricket you gotta jump to the $45 plan for that, but I can turn it on one month and turn it back off the others.

Me

Good guy Cricket

Dominick White

I only use about 1 gb a month with cricket, but I will take a extra gb at the same price

It’s not really that big of an asterisk unless you are using your phone as your home internet provider. I haven’t noticed any difference in speeds in normal every day use since switching from VZW. BUT, I have noticed a significant, and I mean significant, drop in my bill since switching everyone over to Cricket.

Ivo Shandor

I feel exactly the same way. Was paying $168 for two lines (w/ 22% work discount) of unlimited data on Verizon. Droid-Life put the fear of God in me that being grandfathered in to the unlimited plan on Verizon was some sort of rare prize I should ride out indefinitely. And all the Verizon fanboys in these comments had me believing that any service except Verizon was horrible and it would be nothing but dead zones wherever I went. I finally wised up and saw that I only use about 3GB’s of data a month. I pulled the trigger on Cricket and it’s the best move I could’ve made. Most people will never notice being capped at 8Mbps. I certainly never have. Can stream 1080p YouTube videos if I want. Best part is I went from $168/mo with 2 lines to $120/mo with 5 lines on Cricket.

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Ryan

Same here man. It seems to be a pretty reliable 8Mb/s too. As in I usually get 6-8 while friends might get 14 in one spot and 1.5 in another. So its a wash for me. Signals good, data is reliable and its plenty fast enough for streaming music or navigating. Im not usually watching much video on it unless its ESPN and then it always seems to look good enough for a phone screen.

Auto pay gets it to $35

NarniaNitro

I agree. I have only been on less expensive prepaid plans since transitioning to a smartphone years ago since I could never justify paying more than about $50 per month for a service (mobile internet) that I previously did not need before the smartphone era. Most of the time I’m near a wifi signal anyway, so data is a non-issue.

I was with Boost Mobile for a few years and thought I had a good deal because the monthly bill dropped by $5 every six months until it bottomed out at $40 per month. Boost data was spotty, however, but I tolerated it. Then I found Cricket. With a monthly plan less than Boost and data speeds that are consistently better, I’ve never looked back. My normal data usage is only around 2 GB per month anyway, so data caps haven’t really been an issue.

john lens

Thanks Cricket!

Tim

I have cricket and with the 8 mega and it still fast enough to stream 1080p movies